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Boyish Quote by Harry Hay

“I'm not looking for a boyish girl. I'm looking for a boy. And I'm not looking for a girlish boy either.” quote by Harry Hay — Download Open image

“I'm not looking for a boyish girl. I'm looking for a boy. And I'm not looking for a girlish boy either.”

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Underneath that facade, I'm a terrified little sissy, just like everybody else. But I never let it show.

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I condemn the national gay press for its emphasis on consumerism.

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Giving votes in exchange for ideological support. To wit: identity politics for homosexuals.

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War is a survival among us from savage times and affects now chiefly the boyish and unthinking element of the nation.

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